GPS BUSINESS NEWS

Garmin Ships First Consumer PND with Digital Radio-Powered Traffic in the UK (UPDATED)

Ludovic Privat — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:52:00 +0200

Garmin this week announced the commercial availability in the United Kingdom of their first Personal navigation Device (PND) with real-time traffic powered by a digital radio (DAB) modem in Europe.

The high end PND (nüvi 3598LMT-D) also features 5.0" high resolution dual-orientation display, with “pinch and zoom”, detailed maps of Europe wit...

NNG Enters Japanese Navigation Market

Ludovic Privat — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:01:00 +0200

Hungary-based navigation software provider NNG has announced today that the company is entering the the Japanese automotive navigation market “with a deeply localized version of its iGO Navigation software.“

In a statement issued today NNG wrote: “Several automakers have already ordered NNG’s newest line-fit software, including one of Japan’...

O2 Telefonica Germany Offers Deals via Geo-Targeted SMS/MMS

Ludovic Privat — Thu, 16 May 2013 16:51:00 +0200

The German wireless operator O2 Telefonica has launched this week a new service called O2 More Local that allows its subscribers to receive SMS or MMS with geo-targeted commercial deals.

Customers can directly redeem the offers or vouchers while shopping in the corresponding stores. The activation is made via th...

An Interview with Japanese Map Maker Zenrin

Ludovic Privat — Thu, 16 May 2013 16:09:00 +0200

While not very well known in the United States and Europe, Zenrin, the Japanese map maker, is nevertheless a heavy weight in digital map data. The revenue of the company was ¥52,322 million (i.e. US$ 636 million) in its fiscal year 2012 ended in March 2012. GPS Business News recently spoke with Arzu Yazici, General manager Sales at Zenrin Europe....

New Version of Google Maps for Desktop

Ludovic Privat — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:06:00 +0200

Yesterday at their I/O conference in the United States Google unveiled a new version of Google Maps which key new features are to provide a more personalized experience and to display the map on a larger portion of the screen plus a number of improvements.

The new version is not available yet (today) altough you can require access through a...

Mediamobile Starts DAB+ Traffic Service in Germany, Eyes Other Countries

Ludovic Privat — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:46:00 +0200

Starting today Mediamobile is broadcasting in Germany the first national traffic and travel service on DAB+ digital radio, using the TPEG protocol. The French company, a subsidiary of terrestrial broadcaster TDF, is also opening an office near Stuttgart. The digital broadcaster that hosts the service is Media Broadcast GmbH, another subsidiary of...

Glympse Launches Dev Platform for Third Parties

Ludovic Privat — Tue, 14 May 2013 18:22:00 +0200

Location sharing start-up Glympse today launched a platform for developers willing to include Glympse in their apps, products and services.

"Based on the response of our current partners and strong interest from the broader developer community, we were encouraged to develop a publicly available platform that would enable anyone to add locatio...

Portugal Telecom Selects Intersec to Power LBS Services

Ludovic Privat — Tue, 14 May 2013 17:20:00 +0200

LBS platform provider for wireless operator Intersec today announced that Portugal Telecom has selected their geolocation solution IGLOO to help generate new sources of revenue for its Portuguese network.

With more than 100 million subscribers Portugal telecom is the leading Portuguese telecoms operator and also has a solid internationa...

Continental Develops Infotainment System for PSA in China

Ludovic Privat — Tue, 14 May 2013 15:27:00 +0200

Automotive supplier Continental has developed the new Multimedia Radio Navigation (MRN) System for the PSA Group in China. The product was first launched with the Dongfeng Citroën C4 L car model in March 2013 and will later be available in other vehicles.

The product includes a 7-inch high resolutio...

Cisco, Meridian to Provide Indoor Location to Las Vegas Bellagio (UPDATED)

Ludovic Privat — Tue, 14 May 2013 11:02:00 +0200

Cisco Enterprise Networking Group has announced that MGM Resorts International has deployed at the Bellagio hotel and casino in Las Vegas an indoor turn-by-turn navigation solution.

The Bellagio mobile app (available for iOS and Android), is offered as a free download for guests using their smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices.

"W...

SatNav Technologies Releases New Map of India

Ludovic Privat — Tue, 14 May 2013 10:47:00 +0200

SatNav Technologies, this week launched version 13 of its map database with detailed road network for over 2,300 cities of India which is expected to be upgraded to 6,000 cities by the end of 2013.

The map database encompasses more than one million of kms of roads and more than 3.5 million POIs.

SatNa...

Interview with Duncan McCall - Founder and CEO of PlaceIQ

Ludovic Privat — Tue, 14 May 2013 10:03:00 +0200

Our partner the Location-Based Marketing Association interviewed last week with Duncan McCall, founder and CEO of PlaceIQ, the New York City-based start-up that infers mobile audience from location and context.

AND: “2013 Revenue to Amount to a Minimum of € 4 Million“

Ludovic Privat — Mon, 13 May 2013 18:09:00 +0200

Dutch digital map maker AND announced last week it has signed an agreement with an undisclosed “navigation company“ for the use of their worldwide digital maps. The contract is said to “contribute substantially to the revenue for 2013.“

AND expects that the revenue for 2013 will already amount to a minimum of € 4 millio...

Waze in Talks with Facebook?

Ludovic Privat — Mon, 13 May 2013 15:51:00 +0200

Techcrunch last week revealed that social navigation and traffic start-up Waze might be in talk with Facebook for an acquisition following several reports in the business press in Israel. The deal could be valued between $800 million and $1 Billion.

It seems Waze and/or their investors are definitely mastering the art of spreading rumors if w...

YFind Claims New Indoor Shoppers Analytics

Ludovic Privat — Thu, 09 May 2013 00:12:00 +0200

Singapore-based indoor location provider YFind today announced a shopper analytics dashboard product based on their indoor WiFi positioning system.

A business application for retailers and mall operators, the dashboard called "TheRetailHQ" provides metrics such as identifying unique shoppers; pinpointing new versu...